Povile

Povile
Village
Povile
Coordinates: 45°07′N 14°49′E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Municipality	Novi Vinodolski
Area [1]
• Total	2.9 km^2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	220
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Panorama of the Povile harbor

Povile is a fisherman's village in Croatia on the Adriatic coast beneath the old town of Ledenice (cro. Ledenička Gradina). It is connected by the D8 highway. It has two little chapels, St. Mary Magdalene (Croatian: Sv. Marija Magdalena) and St. John (Croatian: Sv. Ivan). The former is still in use and the latter now is a private storage. The chapel of St. Mary Magdalene was built in the 14th century and St. Mary Magdalen in the saint of Povile, with the day of St. Mary Magdalene being celebrated each year on the night of Povile which falls in summer. Prominent cape near the church of St. Magdalena was named Punta Mandalena and is a favorite camping spot. [3]

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "Povile | Turistička zajednica Grada". www.tz-novi-vinodolski.hr. Retrieved 2023-05-24.